Peter M. Scott

Florida Power Corp. engages in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity in west-central Florida. It also owns and operates nuclear generating unit. The company serves a territory including the cities of St. Petersburg and Clearwater, as well as the Central Florida area surrounding Orlando. Florida Power was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL.

Carolina Power & Light Co. generates, transmits, distributes and sells electricity in portions of North Carolina and South Carolina. It has three hydroelectric generating plants, Walters, Tillery and Blewett, which are licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. It also owns the Marshall Plant, which has a license exemption. Carolina Power & Light generates power through the consumption of various fuels, such as coal, nuclear, oil & gas, combined cycle, and hydroelectric resources. It serves chemicals, textiles, paper, food, metals, wood products, rubber & plastics, and stone products industries. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc. operates charitable organizations. The firm conducts different types of programs such as intervention and prevention, wilderness education, residential and day treatment, and reentry and aftercare programs. The company was founded by Ruth B. Eckerd and Jack Eckerd in 1968 and is headquartered in Clearwater, FL.

Florida Progress Corp. provides electricity generation and distribution services. It offers generating plants, representing a mix of fossil, nuclear, combustion turbine and combined cycle resources. Florida Progress was founded in 1982 and is headquartered Raleigh, NC.

Research Triangle Institute is a non-profit organization which provides research and development services. It offers surveys and data collection, statistics and data science, assessment and analysis, program design and implementation, and research technologies and analytical laboratory. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC is a regional energy holding company that conducts its business operations through its subsidiaries, Cleco Power LLC and Cleco Cajun LLC. The company is based in Pineville, LA and has subsidiaries in the United States. Cleco Power is a regulated electric public utility company that owns 10 generating assets with a total nameplate capacity of 3,360 MWs and serves approximately 288,000 customers in Louisiana through its retail business and supplies wholesale power. Cleco Cajun is an unregulated utility company that owns eight generating assets with a total nameplate capacity of 3,555 MWs, with contracts serving nine Louisiana cooperatives, three wholesale municipal customers, and one electric utility. The company was founded in 1934 by Floyd Wilson Woodcock. William G. Fontenot has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

ScottMadden, Inc. is a management consulting firm that specializes in energy and corporate & shared services. The private company is based in Raleigh, NC and was founded in 1983 by Peter M. Scott. The company offers a wide range of consulting services, from strategic planning to implementation, across various industries, business units, and functions. The company's consultants help energy industry leaders achieve operational excellence through best practices. ScottMadden maintains a database of corporate and shared services functional benchmarks and leading practices to help clients with continual business improvement. The company also provides healthcare consulting services and can help build or improve existing business analytics. The CEO is Brad Kitchens.

Progress Energy, Inc. is a public utility holding company. It engages in electric utilities and infrastructure activities. The company was founded on August 19, 1999 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.